The life of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who was one of the first advocates of self-rule in India and referred to as the 'father of Indian unrest', has been recreated on silver screen by debutant filmmaker Om Raut.

Nikhil Advani, director of films like ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’ and ‘Delhi Safari’, is set to produce Marathi film ‘Lokmanya’, about the great freedom fighter Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak, and says he believes in bringing Marathi cinema close to Bollywood.